| 5/8/2014 11:06:33 AM |
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ok72076
Jacksonville, AR
56, joined Jan. 2008
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| 1. Hell yes |
| 2. yes, more regional and state offices needed |
| 3. possibly |
| 4. no, but more local influence needed regionally |
| 5. no way |
| 6. no opinion |
The primary elections are in a couple weeks with early voting under way now. In news stories and commercials, the Republicans and their PACS claim the federal government is too big and powerful. They don't like ObamaCare, EPA rules that affect big business and corporations, and other federal rules.
Demos says some of the negative commercials and Republican language on state's rights sound like racists comments and concerns of the Klan in the 1950s. Demos point to programs that people take for granted now: Medicare, Medicaid, HUD, welfare, Social Security, SSI, EPA rules, voting rights, ADA, equal opportunity laws, etc.
Moderates like myself say we need these programs, that Americans are too use to them now to put up with suddenly doing away with them, etc. However, I think many moderates won't object to splitting up the D.C. decision-making process and headquarters to have more federal offices at the state-level with regional-federal Headquarters being involved in policy-decision making that involves each state's governor's offices, the federal US senators and representatives, and each state's Legislative Council.
Basically, we say some of the decision-making by federal brass should reflect the wishes of local officials and should be cleared by the majority of the US Senators and Representatives from the US House.
Moderates say people who should enjoy the same rights and laws no matter what state they move too, such as in the military, to go to college, or to relocate for a job. Moderates also say checks-and-balances require two level of enforcement of society's rules and laws, that the U.S. has too much of a history of people in charge failing to enforce laws or bending rules to benefit powerful corporations.
So, people, what do you think? Does DC have too much power? Just about right but changes in the system needed? Or the system is OK?
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| 5/8/2014 7:17:03 PM |
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jrbogie1949
Ventura, CA
68, joined Mar. 2009
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nothing's really broke. nothing needs fixing. a tweak here, a little tuning there. had a great childhood, great career, enjoying a great retirement. life's been good i think because i never gave a shit about politics and government. too busy having fun.
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| 5/9/2014 9:35:56 AM |
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ok72076
Jacksonville, AR
56, joined Jan. 2008
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You've obviously never heard the TEA Party people ranting about the erosion of their rights -- 2nd amendment and 1st especially -- by the feds and others.
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| 5/14/2014 7:26:14 PM |
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jrbogie1949
Ventura, CA
68, joined Mar. 2009
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hard not to hear the tea party ranting about erosion of rights. no rights have been eroded but they sure as f**k can rant about it. it's kinda sorta like white noise to me now. helps me nap during the day.
[Edited 5/14/2014 7:27:35 PM ]
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| 5/15/2014 6:36:02 AM |
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deneez
Rochester, MI
58, joined Apr. 2012
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Good thread and some good points. It brings about the thought we are so divided amongst ourselves, I don't think anyone would deny we don't want our individual rights stomped...but working together, what an idea.
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| 5/15/2014 1:55:27 PM |
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jrbogie1949
Ventura, CA
68, joined Mar. 2009
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who here has had their constitutionally protected rights stomped on? and which rights?
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| 5/20/2014 9:46:27 PM |
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joe_dirt008
Dayton, OH
39, joined May. 2011
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The federal govt is killing the country. Well the federal reserve is really. We need to disolve the fed.
The "too big government" data mine your information.
They Collect it locally, and analyze it nationally. To watch and control us.
Btw the fourth ammendment is violated by local officials daily. We are nothing more then sheep to them.
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| 5/21/2014 10:30:16 PM |
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jrbogie1949
Ventura, CA
68, joined Mar. 2009
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The federal govt is killing the country. Well the federal reserve is really. We need to disolve the fed.
The "too big government" data mine your information.
They Collect it locally, and analyze it nationally. To watch and control us.
Btw the fourth ammendment is violated by local officials daily. We are nothing more then sheep to them.
how about an example of local officials violating the fourth amendment. 
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| 5/23/2014 6:43:26 AM |
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ok72076
Jacksonville, AR
56, joined Jan. 2008
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This topic and 2 other current events ones are on the 50s group too if you want to check in on that group.
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| 5/23/2014 6:52:43 AM |
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ok72076
Jacksonville, AR
56, joined Jan. 2008
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how about an example of local officials violating the fourth amendment.
City officials in North Little Rock (across the river from LR) are in trouble because tried to block a group home for the disabled, 3 people living there with paid-in-home CNA-Cook employees, can't remember if one of the employees lived there too.... Federal law on rights for fair housing violated.
Police brutality in Russellville that resulted in 60-year-old dying in jail a couple years ago.
All sorts of crooked politicians.
The funny thing about the post above JR's is he's against the federal government but then complains about local officials violating rights. Our society clearly has to have 2 levels of protections.... state and feds controlling local and state abuses.
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| 5/23/2014 8:23:06 AM |
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jrbogie1949
Ventura, CA
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City officials in North Little Rock (across the river from LR) are in trouble because tried to block a group home for the disabled, 3 people living there with paid-in-home CNA-Cook employees, can't remember if one of the employees lived there too.... Federal law on rights for fair housing violated.
Police brutality in Russellville that resulted in 60-year-old dying in jail a couple years ago.
All sorts of crooked politicians.
agreed, and if the officials in north little rock are in trouble it goes to show that a strong federal government is working as designed.
The funny thing about the post above JR's is he's against the federal government but then complains about local officials violating rights. Our society clearly has to have 2 levels of protections.... state and feds controlling local and state abuses.
yep. before the constitution the articles of confederation 'gave the states' the power to run roughshod over a federal government without teeth. imagine the difference today if those articles were still in effect.
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| 5/23/2014 8:29:41 AM |
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deneez
Rochester, MI
58, joined Apr. 2012
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City officials in North Little Rock (across the river from LR) are in trouble because tried to block a group home for the disabled, 3 people living there with paid-in-home CNA-Cook employees, can't remember if one of the employees lived there too.... Federal law on rights for fair housing violated.
It is well over a decade when our then MI Governor Engler closed 3/4 of our State psychiatric hospitals. In my own opinion the rise in substance abuse (self medicating) has risen drastically, and any homes that were rehabilitative in measure were fought against opening within certain areas. We had a similar mess although different medical model as in disabled. We still do. So they remain homeless.
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| 5/23/2014 8:59:46 AM |
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deneez
Rochester, MI
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Does it have to be big to be strong? Does bureaucracy mean diplomacy?
After some investigating it amazes me that liberals are so easily taken off the hook in some major 'fail' moments of the U.S.
Big ones too. Look at the decision for the Iraq war. The 'resolution' so to speak.
Who voted yes amongst the 'innocent' Democratic party that has evaded implication in this invasion?
YEAs — 77 highlighted some of the bigger names
Bayh (D-IN)
Biden (D-DE)
Breaux (D-LA)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Carnahan (D-MO)
Carper (D-DE)
Cleland (D-GA)
Clinton (D-NY)
Daschle (D-SD)
Dodd (D-CT)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Edwards (D-NC)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Harkin (D-IA) Hollings (D-SC)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kerry (D-MA)
Kohl (D-WI)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lieberman (D-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Miller (D-GA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Nelson (D-NE)
Reid (D-NV)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Schumer (D-NY)
Torricelli (D-NJ)
And the 2 Independents, one in senate, one in house, nay.
Bigger is sometimes and justifiably so, associated with nothing more than the bully.
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| 5/30/2014 11:40:48 AM |
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pdforone
Litchfield, OH
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The federal government is always too big and too invasive, unless you are running to them and expecting a handout?
Take a look at some of the states with no state income tax? Florida and Texas come to mind, who do they run to for disaster aid? Fires, weather? Nothing like a little personal responsibility? Pay state taxes and have a rainy day fund for emergencies?
A move like that would be political suicide for politicians in those states? It's easier to blame a 3rd party? Big government?
Growing up in Cleveland Ohio in the 50's and 60's? We like other Great Lakes states had cesspools to our north. Does anyone actually believe that would have changed without some " big government " regulation?
Sure the system isn't perfect, but maybe because of our politicians pushing their own agenda and searching for bigger campaign contributions?
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| 6/16/2014 6:48:09 AM |
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ok72076
Jacksonville, AR
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The VA mess is a growing example of why we need federal officials to have to answer to regional officials and their bosses and Congress. Plus a strong Inspector General corps with power to arrest and remove crooked bosses.
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| 8/8/2014 7:00:16 PM |
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cupocheer
Assumption, IL
68, joined May. 2010
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Can someone define for me what a Moderate is when it comes to politicson this site?
Thank you.
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| 9/29/2014 9:54:29 AM |
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legendary_j420
Los Angeles, CA
32, joined Aug. 2014
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Does DC have too much power? ... YES!
Just think about it, why is it that you're only allowed to vote for who gets to be in office? As oppose to voting on the actual issue! The illusion of choice.... Democrats & Republicans are really the same thing. Yea they differ on a couple things but that's just to keep the masses divided, look at their foreign policies and you will see that they are almost identical!
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| 9/30/2014 8:46:41 PM |
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jrbogie1949
Ventura, CA
68, joined Mar. 2009
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Does DC have too much power? ... YES!
Just think about it, why is it that you're only allowed to vote for who gets to be in office? As oppose to voting on the actual issue!
because we live in a representative republic and not a democracy. like these easy ones.
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| 10/23/2014 5:11:06 PM |
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cupocheer
Assumption, IL
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Yes
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| 11/1/2014 12:08:20 AM |
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starr_so_happy
Perry, IA
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1.
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| 11/1/2014 6:11:00 AM |
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notlikeurex
Lincolnton, NC
40, joined Aug. 2012
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Yeeeees!
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| 11/1/2014 8:58:43 AM |
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cowboy4672
Lillian, AL
70, joined Dec. 2012
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What we need is the law reinstated that restricts "Foreigners" from owning Broadcast/print media in the USA......... 
You have no Idea who you are listening to........................
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| 11/23/2014 4:25:13 AM |
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kashum
Boiling Springs, PA
53, joined Sep. 2012
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Not government...society...
There are too many people with bad intentions trying to get their hands in the cookies jar. Until we change our attitude as a group government will only keep getting bigger. You don't need a law if nobody is trying to do what the law is intended to prevent. We only have ourselves to blame! Besides, John Boehner an Mitch McConell and company can't get off their collective butts to do anything these days!
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| 1/21/2015 9:30:40 AM |
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treec36
Saint Petersburg, FL
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we need keep it the way it is so people can learn from there mistakes and learn
to be considerate for everyone best i can do to grow in socializing
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| 1/23/2015 5:11:28 AM |
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carver57030
Garretson, SD
41, joined Mar. 2011
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I hate to brake it to u people but until big money and rich spoiled over egoed idiots leave dc nothing is going to change those who faught the hardest for changing dc for the best getting rid of the bad eggs have paid with there lives u cant change it cause to many hands and guns are in the cookie jar I dc. if u think im a conspearasy nut then do the reasurch for your self every president that has tried to clean house in dc has been killed and in two cases there vp turned out to be realy carupt. I agree we need the sociale and ecanamicale programs but they need to be revampted and coat tailed so the abuse is stoped far to many leaches out there that can work but wont or choose to get stoned every day instead off working.
p.s. sorry for spelling mine sucks.
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| 1/24/2015 8:42:34 PM |
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cupocheer
Assumption, IL
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hmmmmmm ..... I must be talking to myself.
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| 1/25/2015 5:30:31 PM |
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cowboy4672
Lillian, AL
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hmmmmmm ..... I must be talking to myself.
Sometimes it's the only intelligent conversation around!! 
(And it's perfectly okay unless it's a long distance call!! )
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| 2/1/2015 11:58:33 AM |
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cupocheer
Assumption, IL
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Toll free
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| 2/4/2015 10:25:52 AM |
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alphawolf4u
Millsboro, DE
57, joined Dec. 2007
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Limitation of government power is the essence of Liberty.
Check out the IPoD platform
" Blueprint for Freedom " on
independentpatryofdelaware.com
IPoD Legislative has also drafted strong Inspector General legislation to vutb public corruption.
E-mail copies are available upon request...
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| 2/4/2015 10:25:49 PM |
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cowboy4672
Lillian, AL
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| 2/4/2015 10:58:13 PM |
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alphawolf4u
Millsboro, DE
57, joined Dec. 2007
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Sorry about the typographical error.
The Independent Party of Delaware has drafted an Inspector General bill to curb public corruption.
Delaware has been ranked as high as 4th in corruption.
The D's and Rs don't have public interest legislation like this.
independentpartyofdelaware.com
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| 2/7/2015 9:20:53 AM |
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cowboy4672
Lillian, AL
70, joined Dec. 2012
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So, A single payer corruption system?? Instead of having to bribe four or five just pay one and They Share the Spoils!
It's Government, Read And Vote The Crooks Out!!
Just Like Christie is Turning out to be another "Taking His Share" while he Can!!!!
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| 2/7/2015 1:30:12 PM |
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cupocheer
Assumption, IL
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Christie is only taking his share?
With a 56 inch waistline?
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| 2/7/2015 4:10:22 PM |
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alphawolf4u
Millsboro, DE
57, joined Dec. 2007
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That's
independentpartyofdelaware.com
NOT .org
If it does not have Blueprint for Freedom heading the platform, it's not the IPoD
website.....
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| 2/7/2015 5:06:25 PM |
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cupocheer
Assumption, IL
68, joined May. 2010
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No
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| 2/7/2015 6:41:50 PM |
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alphawolf4u
Millsboro, DE
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Delaware has been rated as the 4th most corrupt state....
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| 2/8/2015 9:08:43 AM |
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cowboy4672
Lillian, AL
70, joined Dec. 2012
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Delaware has been rated as the 4th most corrupt state....
According to size, Delaware (Percentage wise) would need to catch one Politician accepting tainted money to Make that qualification.
Secondary, Did the "Independent" "POD" party take the poll??? 
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| 2/8/2015 9:50:57 AM |
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alphawolf4u
Millsboro, DE
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No ... The survey was done by a non related national nonprofit civic organization.
The link is posted on the home page of independentpartyofdelaware.com
as is it our most recent platform.
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| 3/21/2015 1:57:22 PM |
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ferguson1968
Fort Dodge, IA
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We should have seen something big and bad coming back in the day when government started MAKING us turn our clocks ahead and backward twice a year, if that ain't a mind f**k I don't know what is.... they have to be laughing their asses off and the abuse of control has escalated ever since. We don't get to vote on these things, they do and most of them have different lifestyles than the majority of us. They do not represent the majority.
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